Gunmen kill two policemen in Egypt's Sinai: security

Egyptian riot police fires a tear gas canister towards protesters on January 29, 2013. Unidentified gunmen killed two Egyptian policemen guarding a government building in the northern Sinai town of Al-Arish, a security official told AFP. (AFP/File)

CAIRO (AFP) – Unidentified gunmen killed two Egyptian policemen guarding a government building in the northern Sinai town of Al-Arish on Friday, a security official told AFP.

The gunmen, who were on a motorbike, shot the policemen dead before fleeing the scene, the official said.